Birds of Costa Rica

A state-of-the-art illustrated field guide to the birds of Costa RicaCosta Rica is among the most popular birding destinations in the world, with a breathtaking diversity of neotropical birdlife and stunningly beautiful habitats ranging from shady mangrove swamps to mist-enshrouded mountaintops and verdant rainforest. Birds of Costa Rica is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this biologically rich country. It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy. Concise species accounts describe everything from size and distribution to voice, habitat, and status. This compact guide also features progressive taxonomy and a wealth of color range maps. Covers more than 800 species of birds found in Costa Rica Includes more than 200 superb color plates Features concise species accounts, facing-page plates and text, and up-to-date range maps Its compact size and field-friendly layout make it the ideal travel companion for any birder

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dale Dyer, Steve N. G. Howell, Dale Howell Dyer, Dyer Dale, Howell Steve N. G.
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 23.05.2023
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Guide e manuali > Natura
• EAN: 9780691203355
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20335-5
• Numero di pagine: 456
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 14 x 22 x 3 cm
• Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Categorie: Guatemala, Costa Rica, NATURE / Reference, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, TRAVEL / Central America, Honduras, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Caribbean, Rainforest, Wetland, Tropics, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, hummingbird, Ornithology, Harris's hawk, Merlin (bird), plumage, Red-fronted parrotlet, Blue-winged warbler, MacGillivray's warbler, Rufous-breasted wren, Scintillant hummingbird, Rufous-winged tanager, Western kingbird, Crane hawk, Sepia-capped flycatcher, Red-billed pigeon, Canopy (biology), Amazon parrot, Highland tinamou, Toucan, Dusky-capped flycatcher, Cerulean warbler, Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Bay-headed tanager, Black-throated green warbler, Aplomado falcon, Tahiti petrel, Rufous-tailed jacamar, Cape May warbler, Indigo-capped hummingbird, White-tailed tropicbird, Stripe-tailed hummingbird, Sea eagle, Boat-billed flycatcher, Puffbird, Cocos flycatcher, Bicoloured hawk, Costa Rican swift, Blue ground dove, Northern royal flycatcher, Swainson's hawk, White-necked puffbird, Costa Rican pygmy owl, Golden-naped woodpecker, Bay-breasted warbler, Roadside hawk, White-winged tanager, Tyrant flycatcher, Green-backed sparrow, Gray kingbird, Picumnus (bird), Surfbird, Orange-billed nightingale-thrush, Blue-gray tanager, Sulphur-winged parakeet, Golden-crowned flycatcher, Yellow-winged tanager, Rosy thrush-tanager, Speckled tanager, Mangrove hummingbird, Acadian flycatcher, Orange-billed sparrow, Orange-chinned parakeet, Green-winged teal